Redgap
ArboristSite Operative
Recently bought a Husky 154SE, and the starter cord didn’t want to retract well. Found that it would retract as soon as I started to loosen up the recoil housing bolts, and figured out that the knot on the cord was rubbing on the starter pawls, but couldn’t figure out how to solve the problem. Then...I stumbled across a service bulletin for this issue, and the short version is: If a starter cord with knot is used, starter pawl screws with lower heads (501819902, now superseded to 501819901...M5x14’s) must be used. Or the knot can be warmed up and flattened.